Home / 1,000,945.25-1,551,188.75

Finding the Third Proportional to 1,000,945.25 and 1,551,188.75

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 1,000,945.25 and 1,551,188.75 is: 2,403,914.24

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    1,000,945.25 : 1,551,188.75 = 1,551,188.75 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    1,000,945.25/1,551,188.75 = 1,551,188.75/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    1,000,945.25x = 1,551,188.75 × 1,551,188.75
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    1,000,945.25x = 2,406,186,538,126.56
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,406,186,538,126.56/1,000,945.25
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 2,403,914.24

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.55) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.